Convocation 2012

The 44th Convocation of the Institute was held on sec June, 2012. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tape 1135 students graduated this year, thank you lot to the outset under-graduate batch of enhanced forcefulness (admitted inwards twelvemonth 2008) graduating this year. The set out is going to increase farther over the adjacent 3-4 years. The set out of PhDs were 101, maintaining a 100+ set out for the fourth twelvemonth inwards a row. We are hoping that adjacent twelvemonth too, nosotros volition move inwards the 100-110 hit for the set out of PhDs, only twelvemonth later that, nosotros should cross 125 (considering the pipeline - how many admissions took house 4-5 years ago).

More than 80% of the graduates received their degrees inwards person, which is a really high fraction.

The component subdivision was held inwards 3 parts of nearly two hours, one hour, together with one hour. This is to brand certain that parents of all the students receiving degrees tin sack move accommodated inwards the auditorium when they become on the phase to have their degrees. In the first, nosotros gave out entirely the PhD degrees, which is the highest score that the Institute awards. Along with that, unopen to of the awards, including President's Gold Medal, were given inwards the outset ceremony. Director's study of the end academic twelvemonth together with the convocation address past times the Chief Guest, Dr. east Sreedharan, were also inwards the outset ceremony. The outset ceremony was held from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

The minute ceremony was from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, together with inwards this part, nosotros gave away MTech (2-year), MSc (2-year), MBA, together with MDes degrees, together with PG Diploma for EXVLM.

The tertiary ceremony was from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, together with inwards this part, nosotros gave away, BTech, BTech-MTech dual, together with MSc (Integrated) degrees.

 The coveted President's Gold Medal given to the pupil with the best academic functioning inwards the graduating shape with all disciplines of under-graduate programs of study was given to 3 students this time. Shubhayu Chatterjee (MSc, Physics), Ankit Kumar (BTech, Computer Science together with Engineering), together with Ashish Gupta (BTech, CSE). Overall, to a greater extent than than 100 students received awards together with medals during the convocation.

There is also a overnice tradition inwards IITK that the graduating under-graduate students elect the best teacher, together with that faculty fellow member is given what is known equally "Gopal Das Bhandari Distinguished Teacher Award." This year, the laurels went to Dr. Swagato Kumar Ray of Department of Mathematics together with Statistics.

Here is the link to convocation website.

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